The Pin is mightier than the sword
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Endurance racing, Formula E, feeder series. Occasionally F1. Doriane Pin fan account. Statistician by day, sometimes it shows up here too.
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Who is Doriane Pin, what's she done and why does she have a large fanbase for a struggling FRegional driver? A career retrospective and driver evangelism 🧵. Simple answer: she's a French racing driver; the first thing you'll notice is she's tiny - short enough she had to delay karting by a year.
All I did was go to the toilet and there was another LMP2 outbreak...
January 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM
All I did was go to the toilet and there was another LMP2 outbreak...
I think we should probably discourage Gallagher from gambling in the future
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I think we should probably discourage Gallagher from gambling in the future
The timing says the #62 has retired so presumably the tyre broke something important while Serra was trying to get it back.
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The timing says the #62 has retired so presumably the tyre broke something important while Serra was trying to get it back.
Will Power's car being penalised a couple of laps for using too much fuel apparently
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Will Power's car being penalised a couple of laps for using too much fuel apparently
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Some things are too serious for my silly little thoughts on it, so please don't misunderstand my silence as acquiescence.
I'm not going to stop posting the usual daft stuff.
It's not because I don't care. It's because sometimes I need a moment not to.
I'm not going to stop posting the usual daft stuff.
It's not because I don't care. It's because sometimes I need a moment not to.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Some things are too serious for my silly little thoughts on it, so please don't misunderstand my silence as acquiescence.
I'm not going to stop posting the usual daft stuff.
It's not because I don't care. It's because sometimes I need a moment not to.
I'm not going to stop posting the usual daft stuff.
It's not because I don't care. It's because sometimes I need a moment not to.
Alas, my favourite driver's car is Kurtzed.
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Alas, my favourite driver's car is Kurtzed.
Penske you are not playing golf there is no good reason to go and get a hole in one.
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Penske you are not playing golf there is no good reason to go and get a hole in one.
It's "put your IndyCar driver in the car" time at Daytona, though admittedly Cadillac did not get the memo but Palou and Kirkwood are in.
January 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
It's "put your IndyCar driver in the car" time at Daytona, though admittedly Cadillac did not get the memo but Palou and Kirkwood are in.
Ahem.
Commentary "when was the last time you saw Ben Keating spin a car like that?" HE DOES IT ALL THE TIME, IT'S NOT 2020 ANY MORE.
January 24, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ahem.
Time to me shouting at the camera direction: 1 hour 42 minutes. ("Stay with Marco Wittman you idiots" as he pulled out to attempt a dive on Renger van der Zande. Timing says he didn't make it).
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Time to me shouting at the camera direction: 1 hour 42 minutes. ("Stay with Marco Wittman you idiots" as he pulled out to attempt a dive on Renger van der Zande. Timing says he didn't make it).
Albuquerque you had better prove me right now
Also if Van der Zande would quit holding the two cars behind him up they'd probably close the gap more.
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Albuquerque you had better prove me right now
Endurance fans be like these offboards are 🔥 etc etc etc
January 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Endurance fans be like these offboards are 🔥 etc etc etc
I think ideally, your car would not be on fire. Or even sufficiently on fire it triggers the extinguishers, if that's all it was.
January 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I think ideally, your car would not be on fire. Or even sufficiently on fire it triggers the extinguishers, if that's all it was.
One of the weird things about the GTP telemetry website (www.imsa.com/telemetry/) is that it's ahead of the broadcast, so I was briefly confused as the Porsches started refuelling well before they'd actually entered the pitlane.
| IMSA
www.imsa.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
One of the weird things about the GTP telemetry website (www.imsa.com/telemetry/) is that it's ahead of the broadcast, so I was briefly confused as the Porsches started refuelling well before they'd actually entered the pitlane.
Stewards have got fed up and are just penalising all the LMP2s at once.
(no, not actually, the driver is called John Field)
(no, not actually, the driver is called John Field)
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Stewards have got fed up and are just penalising all the LMP2s at once.
(no, not actually, the driver is called John Field)
(no, not actually, the driver is called John Field)
SMDh jump start in a 24 hour race. Some penalties are....definitely not worth getting.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
SMDh jump start in a 24 hour race. Some penalties are....definitely not worth getting.
Well I did say to myself that there'd be plenty of FCY to use to cook dinner but even so this feels excessive.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Well I did say to myself that there'd be plenty of FCY to use to cook dinner but even so this feels excessive.
Porsche remain the best prototype at tyre warmup, in news that surprises literally nobody.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Porsche remain the best prototype at tyre warmup, in news that surprises literally nobody.
I often blame crashes in IMSA on there being too many cars on the track, but that wasn't anything to do with the field size, just overconfidence on lap 1 (well, and that chicane being mildly murderous).
January 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I often blame crashes in IMSA on there being too many cars on the track, but that wasn't anything to do with the field size, just overconfidence on lap 1 (well, and that chicane being mildly murderous).
This is fine
January 24, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is fine
Everyone talking about how the LMP2s crashed at turn 1 now looks pretty silly as it turns out they actually crashed before that.
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Everyone talking about how the LMP2s crashed at turn 1 now looks pretty silly as it turns out they actually crashed before that.
IMSA LMP2 remains IMSA LMP2 I see. I'd bemoan the damage to the #04 but I've learned better than to expect anything out of Malthe's runs in IMSA.
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
IMSA LMP2 remains IMSA LMP2 I see. I'd bemoan the damage to the #04 but I've learned better than to expect anything out of Malthe's runs in IMSA.
Bonk.
(clip thread of rally drivers having problems. Worth a quick peruse)
(clip thread of rally drivers having problems. Worth a quick peruse)
stage 12 at the monte carlo was a fun one, pajari found a tree
January 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Bonk.
(clip thread of rally drivers having problems. Worth a quick peruse)
(clip thread of rally drivers having problems. Worth a quick peruse)
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I am a tire carrier competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and I’m taking you behind the scenes with me today.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I am a tire carrier competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and I’m taking you behind the scenes with me today.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
So it seems the interest in an IndyCar race in DC is pretty high-level, though of course not interested enough that they know IndyCars don't do standing starts or three-wide grids on street circuits. In practice, though, the earliest this could be done is August 2027 by when they'll have forgotten.
Trump shared an AI-generated video showing an IndyCar race surrounding the Capitol Building
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
So it seems the interest in an IndyCar race in DC is pretty high-level, though of course not interested enough that they know IndyCars don't do standing starts or three-wide grids on street circuits. In practice, though, the earliest this could be done is August 2027 by when they'll have forgotten.